After a journey of more than 9,000 miles from Chennai, India to Chicago with some detours and living nearly 26 years in this country, finally I am preparing for my U.S. citizenship test this month. On this Fourth, I m reflecting on what it means to belong someplace and what citizenship truly means.
Thousands of Muslims are expected to gather for the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Chicago s annual Eid Fest July 15-17, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton.
First-generation Indian American Ruby Arun, 15, of Inverness launched Mission:MathMinds, a nonprofit whose goal is "to create more interest in math fields at a younger age so that more girls are keen to join STEM fields in the future." The incoming sophomore at William Fremd High School in Palatine has plans to expand the group s mission.
Suburbanites will mark the year-old federal and state holiday of Juneteenth with a weekend of festivals, parades, flag raisings and other celebrations. But the holiday observed on June 19 means so much more, leaders say.